Portrait of Cheryl Dunye

Directing

Cheryl Dunye

Career

Active from 1990 to 2025, busiest in 1993 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fosters
The Fosters
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cheryl Dunye Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Warfare
    0.5, average 1.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4
  • Nostalgia
    3.3, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Supernatural Mystery 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Procedural Crime Drama 2
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Teen Coming-of-Age 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye
The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

Writer, Producer

The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye
The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye

as herslef

Black Is Blue
Black Is Blue

Director, Writer

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 72
I Love Boosters
I Love Boosters (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

Thanks

Rainbow Girls
Rainbow Girls (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 31
DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
DiAna's Hair Ego Remix (2017)

Director

Brother From Another Time
Brother From Another Time (2014)

Director

Black Is Blue
Black Is Blue (2014)

Director

Valencia: The Movie/S
Valencia: The Movie/S (2013)

Director

Mommy Is Coming
Mommy Is Coming (2012)

as Cabby

The Owls
The Owls (2010)
GoodWatch score 31

as Carol

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 44
My Baby's Daddy
My Baby's Daddy (2004)
GoodWatch score 24

Director

Truth Be Told
Truth Be Told (2002)

Writer

Stranger Inside
Stranger Inside (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 74
The Watermelon Woman
The Watermelon Woman (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Cheryl

Greetings from Africa
Greetings from Africa (1996)

as Cheryl

The Potluck and the Passion
The Potluck and the Passion (1993)

Writer, Director

An Untitled Portrait
An Untitled Portrait (1993)

as (voice)

Strange Weather
Strange Weather (1993)

as Crystal

Complicated Flesh
Complicated Flesh (1993)

Director

She Don't Fade
She Don't Fade (1992)

as Cheryl / Shae Clarke

Vanilla Sex
Vanilla Sex (1992)

as Narrator

Janine
Janine (1990)

Writer, Director